Bench Talk | Science Policies of Kentucky Candidates; Dealing with Science Denialism | Oct 12 2020

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English - October 12, 2020 05:01 - 28 minutes - 28.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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A coalition of science advocacy groups recently sent out a questionnaire about science policy to all of the candidates running for the US House and Senate, as well as Kentucky Assembly and Senate. The results from this survey have just been released! Hear from the KY Academy of Science, the National Science Policy Network, KY March for Science, KY Paleontological Society, and KY Advocates for Science Policy & Research about this survey. Here are the results: https://www.kyscience.org/kentucky_candidates_survey_202.php

Then, Jon Dixon discusses recent publications about science skeptics. How can we approach people who deny science?

Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am.

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